The left guard position is one of the toughest, most underrated position on any football team. It takes a strong player to fill that role. That player is typically tasked with handling some of the biggest, meanest defensive tackles and blitzing linebackers you will ever see. And for the most part, left guards do all of the work while getting little in return. This position doesn't get the same amount of praise -- or money for that matter-- as the left tackle position, but who's to say that these guys can't make an impact? Former Saints left guard Carl Nicks...
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